Cessnock Facts
Cessnock Recycling Statistics
HRR Collected the contents from 23,045 homes and businesses at July 2019.
Since commencing the recycling service in June 1997, Cessnock City Council has recycled 84,911 tonnes of paper and packaging. This saved 229,259 cubic metres of landfill space.
The simple task of recycling since 1997 has reduced green house gas emissions equal to taking 10,180 cars off the road permanently.
Enough water has been saved equal to that of supplying 15,055 people with an entire years supply of water.
Recycling products uses less energy and as a result enough energy has been saved equal to that would power 6,600 homes for an entire year.
On average each property recycled 168.87 kilos for the year which works out to 6.5 kilos per fortnight.
The weights are down from previous years mainly due to the NSW Container Deposit Scheme.
eWaste Statistics
A total of 65,147 kilos of eWaste was recycled in Cessnock during 2018 -2019. This is a reduction of 1,857 kilos on the previous year with fewer older style heavy televisions being presented. Since April 2009 a total of 1,228,564 kilos of eWaste has been recycled.
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Lake Macquarie Facts
Lake Macquarie Waste Services
Reducing waste and preserving our environment is one of Lake Macquarie City Council’s major priorities. Council provides a range of services for residents, businesses and schools to help minimise waste.
Awaba Tip officially known as the Awaba Waste Management Facility, offers a range of disposal options including recycling services.
Lake Macquarie Recycling Statistics
HRR collected the contents from 82,340 homes and businesses at July 2019.
Since commencing the recycling service in June 1997, Lake Macquarie City Council has recycled 361,940 tonnes of paper and packaging. This saved 977,238 cubic metres of landfill space.
This simple task of recycling since 1997 has reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 43,607 cars off the road permanently.
Enough water has been saved equal to that of supplying 64,178 people with an entire years supply of water.
Recycling products uses less energy and as a result enough energy has been saved equal to that would power 28,166 homes for an entire year.
On average each property recycled 210.5 kilos for the year which works out to 8.09 kilos per fortnight.
These weights are down from previous years mainly due to the NSW Container Deposit Scheme.
eWaste Statistics
A total of 114,943 kilos of eWaste was recycled in Lake Macquarie during 2018-2019 through the free drop off at the Awaba Waste Management Facility and their bulk kerbside collections. This is down by 6,799 kilos on the previous year. Since April 2009 a total of 1,478,123 kilos of eWaste has been recycled.
The Lake Macquarie Recycling Directory provides a list of items that can be recycled and how to recycle them.
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Maitland Facts
Maitland Recycling Statistics
HRR collected the contents from 32,513 homes and businesses at July 2019.
Since commencing the recycling service in June 1997, Maitland City Council has recycled 111,835 tonnes of paper and packaging. This saved 301,955 cubic metres of landfill space.
This simple task of recycling since 1997 has reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 13,474 cars off the road permanently.
Enough water has been saved equal to that of supplying 19,829 people with an entire years supply of water.
Recycling products uses less energy and as a result enough energy has been saved equal to that would power 8,703 homes for an entire year.
On average each property recycled 173.57 kilos for the year which works out to 6.42 kilos per fortnight.
These weights are down from previous years mainly due to the NSW Container Deposit Scheme.
eWaste Statistics
A total of 79,751 kilos of eWaste was recycled in Maitland during 2018-2019, up by 883 kilos from the previous year.
Since April 2009 a total of 1,253,958 kilos of eWaste has been recycled.
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Singleton Facts
Singleton Recycling Statistics
HRR collected the contents from 9,042 homes and businesses at July 2019.
Since commencing the recycling service in 2014, Singleton Council has recycled 11,298 tonnes of paper and packaging. This saved 30,505 cubic metres of landfill space.
This simple task of recycling since 2014 has reduced greenhouse gas emissions equal to taking 1,361 cars off the road permanently.
Enough water has been saved equal to that of supplying 2,003 people with an entire years supply of water.
Recycling products uses less energy and as a result enough energy has been saved equal to that would power 879 homes for an entire year.
On average each property recycled 166.9 kilos for the year which works out to 6.42 kilos per fortnight.
These weights are down from previous years mainly due to the NSW Container Deposit Scheme.
eWaste Statistics
48,817 kilos of eWaste was recovered in the year 2018-2019. A total of 327,465 of eWaste has been recovered since joining HRR in 2012.
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Recycling Trends over 3 years – Combined all LGA’s
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